Book Os Sorrisos do Choro Uma Jornada Musical Através de Caminhos Cruzados Julie Koidin TEXT IN PORTUGUESE   $ 33.00 In Os Sorrisos do Choro, American flutist Julie Koidin travels from Rio to Brasília, from the Northeast to São Paulo, registering the live history of choro; 52 talks with a broad range of characters, from Altamiro Carrilho to Hermeto Pascoal, from Guinga to Sivuca and also journalists such as Ary Vasconcelos. By telling its picturesque tales, we see a common point between them: choro attracts everyone.

About the book:

Os Sorrissos do Choro is the result of over 8 years of extensive research originating with a prestigious Fulbright lecture-research grant in 2002. Inspired by Alexandre Gonçalves Pinto’s 1936 book, O Choro: Reminiscências dos Chorões Antigos, author and flutist Julie Koidin registers into choro’s living history 52 conversations with a wide assortment of personages ranging from Altamiro Carrilho to Hermeto Pascoal, Guinga, Sivuca, author Ary Vasconcelos, among others. The reader travels with Koidin, from Rio to Brasília, then to the northeast and São Paulo, sharing through her colorful memoirs as she meets musicians, composers, researchers and listens to them tell their colorful stories. All hold one thing in common - choro has touched them all.

Julie’s work is certainly an important resource for all those interested in Brazilian music and culture.

About the author:

Born in Chicago, Julie Koidin is an active soloist and flutist, a teacher and chamber musician. She first came to Brazil in 1997 and since then has returned 15 times. She performs in Dois no Choro with Brazilian guitarist/vocalist Paulinho Garcia. Together, they have recorded three CDs: Carinhoso (1999), Juntos (2002) with special guests Altamiro Carrilho and Maria Teresa Madeira, and Asa Branca (2009). The latter two CDs received grants from the Illinois Arts Council.

Julie is one of the founders of the chamber music ensemble Ondas, which is devoted to the performance of works by Latin-American composers. The group annually performs at the Chicago Latin Music Festival, and has performed on radio station WFMT-FM and on the "Chicago Tonight" TV Program (WTTW).

She has received five Fulbright Association grants: a Lecture-Research Grant in Brazil (2002), and Specialist Grants in Norway (2005), New Zealand (2006), Serbia (2008) and Sweden (2011). Julie has presented courses and masterclasses at UNIRIO - the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Federal Universities of Natal, Recife and Brasília; FAMES (Espírito Santos); and in festivals such as the international festivals in Domingos Martins (ES), Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ), and Brasília. She has given presentations on choro internationally, including at the National Flute Association Conventions (Chicago, 1997 and Washington, D.C., 2002) and at British Flute Society Convention in Manchester, England in 2010.